Wounded. Frustrated. But Not Defeated!
It’s been just over a week since I started the move from my old sub-domain site on Blogger to abearsrant .com. I thought
View ArticleWhy The Bullying Of Amanda Todd Continues
I had just logged in to Twitter and saw a tweet from a regular contact who was clearly very upset. This wasn’t
View ArticleNuts!
I have come to the conclusion that we have lost our minds. I’m not sure exactly when or how it happened but
View ArticleExecution By Obliteration
In yesterday’s article I mentioned that the new regime in North Korea had executed one of its top generals using a mortar. Apparently he
View ArticleJust What The Presidential Election Campaign Needed –
A Candidate With Super Powers Just when you thought it couldn’t get much weirder, someone comes along to prove
View ArticleThe Hypocrisy Of Both The Terrorist And The Intellectual Attacks Against Israel
Once again, Israel has been drawn into armed conflict with its neighbours and once again the clueless, the media and the anti-Semitic
View ArticleThis Is Not How You Confer Statehood
Have you ever asked yourself how the world became such a complex mess? If you have but don’t understand why, look no
View ArticleThe Problem Isn’t Gun Violence – The Problem Is Us
In the wake of the horrific shooting of 20 children in Connecticut, we search for reasons to try and explain to ourselves
View ArticleI’m Tired Of It
I don’t feel like writing today. I am, quite frankly, too tired to think, let alone to write. It
View ArticleIf You’re Tired Of “It” – It’s Time To Stand Up & Do Something About It
Yesterday, I wrote a piece called “I’m Tired Of It” which too my surprise resonated with more than just a few people. I told
View ArticleReadin’, Writin’ & Other Stuff We Don’t Feel The Need To Teach Our Children
I was working my way through the news the other day when I stumbled across a story about a professor at Memorial University
View ArticleA Lost Generation
I think at one time or another, virtually every politician in the free world has said, “We need to leave a better
View ArticleA Canadian Responds to Obama’s Comparison of Canada to the Palestinians
In a speech in the Palestinian Authority, Barack Obama indirectly compared relations between Israel and the Palestinians to that of Canada and
View ArticleStupidity On A Road To Nowhere
(Video from Bob Hope & Bing Crosby’s “On The Road To Singapore” , “To forget one’s purpose is the commonest form of
View ArticleCorrupted By Privilege
“The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or
View ArticleFreedom Of The Press Does Not Include The Freedom To Lie
Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!”– Sir Walter Scott , . In a series of
View ArticleWatergate & Benghazi – A Failure of Presidential Leadership
I can see clearly now… that I was wrong in not acting more decisively and more forthrightly in dealing with Watergate.” Richard
View ArticleSmuggler’s Blues
“It’s a losing proposition but one you can’t refuse – it’s the politics of contraband. It’s the smuggler’s blues.” Smuggler’s Blues by
View ArticleThe Unfortunate Reality of Barack Obama
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting
View ArticleDim Light Bulbs and Dimmer Politicians
Left to ourselves, we might pick the wrong health insurance, the wrong mortgage, the wrong school for our kids; why, unless they
View ArticleMaggie’s Bear: Why I Wear The Poppy
I wrote this post in November 2011 in response to a comment made in an email exchange with an Occupy protester in England. It is as true for me today as it was the day I wrote it....
View ArticleFreedumb!
War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength George Orwell, 1984 Lord, what fools these mortals be William Shakespeare I remember when we were kids, we took more than just a little delight...
View ArticleHow I Spent My Summer Vacation
First, I should probably acknowledge that I didn’t set out to take the entire summer off from the big blog but after my last post on June 4 th , I thought a couple of weeks of R & R would be a...
View ArticleJustifying Today by Rewriting the Past
“History is written by the victors.” -Winston Churchill “Those who can’t change the future, are left with rewriting the past.” -Zehava Galon, Leader of Israel’s Meretz Party As the Nazi regime of...
View ArticleNeither Rain nor Snow nor Common Sense. . .
Canada’s postal service announced a few months ago that it was ceasing door-to-door mail delivery. Instead, it would install neighbourhood mail boxes and people would be required to go to their...
View Article#1? #6? #15? Take Your Pick – We’re all of ’em
A link has been circulating on Canadian social media about a report that in terms of personal freedom, Canada is ranked number one. It has been primarily been circulated by former Conservative Cabinet...
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